Superman, done right, is a story of a god among men. A creature who discovers he has the power to do whatever he wants to do, and then decides what he ought to do.

Superman is sometimes boring, because if a conflict boils down to, "Can he do __, before __?" -the answer is "yes." So conflict must not be about "can?" -because we know the answer- but about "should?"
What should Superman do? What problems must he not fix? Should he put the needs of humanity before the needs of his personal life? What should he do if humanity will not accept him? Should one be saved at the cost of another? Who has the right to make the decisions he will have to make, and by what measure should he make them?

Superman is a modern parable, and I think -finally- a movie is going to get it right.

Thank you. I've never really understood why Superman was so ..revered, I guess, among the fandom, when I consider him the most boring superhero. How can you be excited about a character that only has one weakness, so to have any drama in the story you have to involve that weakness every time? Now I see a little bit more clear..its not about if Superman CAN do something, it's about the should.
Makes me a little more excited for the movie.

I always liked to watch Superman's idealist values get undercut by his tolerance. It was fun to watch him occasionally snap (in some universes) and go all controlling and big brother on people. It was also fun to watch Batman just tear into Superman when he's ideals were causing the problems. Loved this discussion